I’m a candy nut, I’ve always had a taste for sweets, and I’m a fairly sharp candy maker in my own right ( That’s code for I can make a few things, but I want to sound cool, lol. ), but I’ve been hipped to an adorable, old-fashioned web store that I know I’ll be a regular buyer at in the future called Hope and Greenwood.

I’m absolutely in love with their selection, and the old fashioned candies and rations are really going to make excellent gifts, especially with so many holidays coming up. Beltane’s too close to order chocolate and expect it to arrive on time, but the classical lollies and Strawberry and Cream rations are going to be a perfect, small town USA touch to our Independance Day luau - yes, we are having a July 4th luau, lol.

The store’s got a great design, it’s easy to navigate and you’ve got so much to choose from that finding a web store like this is a rare treat, and I think I’m going to get myself some Toffee as soon as it’s back in stock, or some cocoa, but those rations are calling me and as soon as I get paid I think I’m going shopping.

As we intended to last time Schwan’s Day came around, Laota and I got the Black Raspberry juice concentrate and I’ve got nothing but good things to say about it! First of all, you get a case of six cartons of concentrate, each makes 2 quarts of juice drink - that’s 12 Q of juice drink for about $6 after taxes. That’s 2Q for a dollar - 2 quarts of juice drink actually costs less than buying a 2L of Pepsi.

On top of that the taste is amazing! It’s got a nice, full, round body to it - like grape juice. And a bit of acidity, but you can definately taste the raspberry flavor, which is nice and full like a concord grape. It’s very satisfying, we plan on getting it every Schwan’s day because it’s just deicious.

This week, however, we didn’t have much cash so we blew $11 on two bags of frozen seasoned curly fries - definately worthwhile!